In the face of anger: Startle modulation to graded facial expressions

Psychophysiology

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 874-878

  Dunning, Jonathan P ^a   Auriemmo, Anthony ^a   Castille, Claude ^a   Hajcak, Greg ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anger; Emotion; Faces; Startle

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; BLINKING; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; STARTLE REFLEX; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ANGER; BLINKING; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STARTLE REACTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77955170622     PISSN: 00485772     EISSN: 14698986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.01007.x     Document Type: Article

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